exhume
To dig out of the groundTo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
» Sami's body was exhumed for another autopsy.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.
exhumieren
эксгуми́роватьeksgumírovatʹ, выка́пыватьvykápyvatʹ, вы́копатьvýkopatʹ
ексгумува́тиekshumuváty
(figuratively, transitive)To uncover; to bring to light.
Long dead traditions are exhumed just for the tourists.
- dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
Examples
6 sentencesSami's body was exhumed for another autopsy.
The body of a recruit has been exhumed for a second post-mortem.
Sami's body was exhumed.
Those whose bones were exhumed to build the new catacombs could not be reached for comment.
Investigators exhumed the bodies of Fadil's wife, brother and father-in-law.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).
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Forms
exhumes, exhuming, exhumed, exhumedSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle